Happy Festivus!

“Many Christmases ago, I went to buy a doll for my son. I reach for the last one they had – but so did another man. As I rained blows upon him, I realized there had to be another way!
(The doll) was destroyed. But out of that, a new holiday was born. “A Festivus for the rest of us!”

–Frank Costanza

In honor of Festivus, today we are serving Atomic Subs, day-old bagels and soup with rubber bands in it.

We already pretty much aired our grievances last week, after the Rangers lost those ugly games to Atlanta and the Islanders. So it’s time for the feats of strength. Get the pole! Until you pin me, Festivus is not over.

Nothing says Festivus, by the way, more than a hockey game. So tonight your boys play Florida to start a stretch of six of seven at home.

We’ll chime in during the day, and tonight, with more Festivus stuff, and more on your Rangers.

“Kruger, you couldn’t smooth a silk sheet if you had a hot date with a babe … I lost my train of thought.”

Rick Carpiniello, 26, was born and raised in Harrison and began working in The Journal News' sports department (back when it was The Reporter Dispatch and eight other newspapers) in October of 1977 after a year of covering high school sports as a stringer. In 1978 he began covering the New York Rangers and the National Hockey League. Carpiniello has been writing columns on everything from local sports to the big leagues since 2002.